I've never read any of Crichton's stuff, but Kenyon's friend loaned him Timeline and I figured I'd give it a shot. It was pretty entertaining. I'm reading more pop fiction than I know what to do with these days! I often get annoyed with books that are set in the everyday world but don't accurately relect reality, and the scientific gaps in this book annoy me - which I suppose may seem odd considering how much completely imlausible sci-fi and fantasy I read. I guess I just get annoyed when books don't follow their own rules enough to be consistent within themselves.
Overall, it was fun, though, and he'd done a lot of research both into the science of the technology and the historical period his characters visited. Thanks to the Bill Bryson book I'd just read, it was a lot easier to both follow the scientific theories he was exploiting and see where exactly he strayed from plausibility. It was presented like a tv movie, with lots of logical leaps, one crazy situation after another, and characters recovering in minutes from life-threatening injuries that would have long term consequences - if not for the demands of the plot. Still, if you're able to forget that the person now running through tunnels, climbing roofs, and dodging arrows sprained their neck and nearly drowned an hour ago, it's not so bad.
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